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Dialogue. Conversation between two or more people. Use quotation marks to show that you are writing the exact words that someone said, thought, or wrote. When writing dialogue, every time you change speakers, start a new paragraph.
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Dialogue Conversation between two or more people
Use quotation marks to show that you are writing the exact words that someone said, thought, or wrote
When writing dialogue, every time you change speakers, start a new paragraph • “Peter called to tell me Donna has been arrested,” Sarah burst out as I walked in. • “Donna…..arrested?” I was astounded.
Periods and commas always go inside the closing quotation marks • “Comeback next week,” the doctor told Gus. “We can check your blood pressure then.”
Question marks and exclamation points go inside the closing quotations when only the quoted material is either a question or an exclamation. • He asked, “Where are they now?” She shouted
Question marks and exclamation points go outside the closing quotation marks when the entire sentence forms a question or an exclamation. • Who said “To err is human”? • I have told you for the last time to stop calling me your “little sweetie”!
A direct quotation begins with a capital letter unless it is a sentence fragment or an interrupted thought • The travel agent said, “Our city is unusually warm in the spring.” • “Once,” said Madeline, “my family rode a train to Maine.”
